A massive cooking gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China has killed 31 people and injured seven.
The blast happened at around 8.40pm local time on Wednesday in Yinchan, the capital of the Muslim Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, as people were gathering on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday.
A woman cited by Chinese publication, The Paper, claimed she had been some 50m from the restaurant when she heard the bang.Two waiters came out of the building after the explosion, with one collapsing immediately, she added. The Central Government's Ministry of Emergency Management said on social media that search and rescue work at the restaurant was completed early on Thursday morning.
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